Welcome to Our 2021 Season 

Just a few events we hope will go ahead this season

April 1st Photographic competition starts

April 3rd Easter Egg Hunt.

May Social drinks/BBQ on the green

June 12th Berth holders party

June 26th/27th Mother Duck for Solent boats to visit, evening BBQ 

July Sailing/BBQ's

August 23rd - 29th Portland week

Lots of activities during the week, more details to follow.

August 27th Pontoon party 

September 14th - 17th Solent Boat show cruise

September 15th BBQ East Cowes

September 16th Boat Show, meet members on Boat folk stand. Evening meal East Cowes.

September 17th Sail back to Portland.

Or join the Mother Duck Portland to Haslar cruise with Boatfolk. 

September 19th Mother Duck cruise back to Portland.

More details on the Mother Duck cruises will follow.

October Laying up supper and results of the photographic competition.

December Christmas carols

 

 

Christmas Drinks 2020

I hope you are all well and are navigating yourselves through the maze of tiers and Covid rules. Hopefully with the vaccination being rolled out now we will be able  to enjoy some less fettered sailing and socialising next year.

Well Christmas is approaching, so for those who fancy another session of a virtual get together, I will be attempting to host a virtual pre dinner drinks evening on Sunday 20th December at 1800hrs. If you would like to attend then please let me know and I will send you a link for the event. Our Uzbek telephone technical support line will be available for anyone experiencing any difficulties on the evening, although  they do finish at midday owing to time zone differences.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Stay safe.
 

 

Virtual Laying Up Supper 2020
 

Here is the eagerly anticipated update for the "laying up fish supper" this coming Friday 16th October. Other victuals are acceptable for those fish averse mariners or those without access to edible marine creatures.  Whatever your predelections get in your gally and then join fellow PYC members for some amiable banter.

At the bottom of the page you will see a link which will attach you to "the conversation". You do not need Skype loaded, just join the conversation "as a guest" and you should be in the party.

Apart from a bit of fun and probably chaos, we are hoping to raise some funds for the Weymouth and Portland RNLI. If you would like to donate to this good cause, then please use the just giving link, also at the bottom of the page.

Please take some snaps during the evening and load them on Facebook so that we can make up another collage; and even though there are no prizes, the most captivating photos will undoubtedly be admired by fellow revelers!

Running order:
1900 Conversation opens with welcome drinks
1930 Fish supper, assuming the galley slave has been working properly
2015 Results of the photographic competition
2030 Quiz
2100 Quiz results
All times may be subject to real time revision by the Commodore!
 
Here is your meeting link -  https://join.skype.com/aS4jLMGDldoe

Donation link - https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/portlandyachtclub

Looking forward to seeing you on Friday.

 

You have already missed

Portland Marina Fun Afternoon Saturday 12th September 2020

Here is the outline itinerary of the Portland Marina fun afternoon on 12th September.

1230 - Assemble in tenders off B pontoon for a dinghy rowing race around the open area where the future berths are planned to go in.

1330 - Hog roast available from B pontoon, collection via tender or paddle board only. The Portland workboat will be distributing drinks direct to tenders.

1500 - Music from The Steamship Trading Company playing on "Moonfleet".

1730 - Band finishes

1800 - Walk the plank off "Moonfleet" - Portland Marina staff.

1900 - End of festivities

Hope you will be able to make it for the music, food, drinks and company; rowing is not mandatory.

 

At Home BBQ 23rd April 2020

I hope you are all keeping well in these strange times?

It is very tough not being able to see your friends and get out on the water at the moment, so just for a bit of fun, we thought it would be great to have a PYC lunch time BBQ at your home on Thursday (the weather is looking good). Then take a photo(s) of yourself(selves) enjoying the moment and send to me via email or preferably post it on the PYC Facebook page with a suitable caption. The plan is then to make a collage for our website.

We are considering a virtual BBQ using "Zoom" in the future, but are presently testing the practicalities, so lets see how many photos we can get this Thursday for now.

Stay safe.

8th February

Our AGM was be held on Saturday 8th February 2020 at 1800hrs in UNIT 10 (The old Apollo shop). This was followed at 1930 by Steve Moatts' excellent talk on his cycling adventures for charity.  He raced the length of Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, from Banff to New Mexico, 2,745 miles of ultra-endurance bikepacking. He was raising money to build a school in Madagascar. The evening raised £200 for Steve's cause. Thank you.

 

This is what we did in 2019

December 7th Christmas Carols

We have again organised a lovely evening to get you in the festive spirit. Saturday 7th December 1830.

Everyone welcome for carols around the Portland Marina Christmas tree - sing along with the Weymouth Concert Brass Band, with mulled wine and mince pies to keep you going.

If the weather is wet, we'll carol away inside.

So we don't run out of pies, please drop us a note if you think you'll be coming along.

If you could also make the Saturday morning of the 7th December, we will be doing a Santa litter pick starting at 11am from the marina office, with lunch at Quidddles.

October 25th Laying up Supper Upstairs at The Boat That Rocks

This years Laying up supper is on Friday 25th October at 1900hrs for 1930hrs, upstairs in the Boat that Rocks. I have been assured  that the kitchen is going to be closed for food downstairs at this time, so we are looking forward to a relaxing evening.

Please let me know your menu choices as soon as possible, but no later than Wednesday 16th October, if you would like to come along.
 
This year members will be asked to judge before supper the PYC Fun category of the photographic competition and the prizes will be awarded for all three categories on the night.

 Portland Yacht Club Annual Photographic Competition

Thanks to all those who sent in entries and congratulations to Simon & Chris for their winning photographs. The competition will run again next year watch out for details.

October 4th Jurassic Coast Trust talk by Sam Scriven

Our speaker is geologist Sam Scriven who is the Head of Heritage and Conservation at the Jurassic Coast Trust. His detailed knowledge of this area will provide an interesting insight for us nautical folk.

I am afraid you have missed this really excellent talk.

September 8th - 15th September  Boat Show Cruise to East Cowes, Haslar

We are organising a cruise again to the Solent  from the 8th - 15th September, visiting the Southampton Boat Show, with refreshments on the Dean and Reddyhoff stand, on Friday 13th September. I know this is rather early but I would like to get an indication of numbers to arrange berthing.

Every year weather permitting we have cruised to East Cowes, via various Solent hotspots and then caught the the ferry to and from the Boat Show. Afterwards a meal in the "Lifeboat" at the marina East Cowes, rounds off the day.

August 19th - 25th 10 year Anniversary of Portland Marina

Portland Week PYC Activities

Mon 19th Litter pick walk to Jail house and Quiddles

• 10am at the marina office
• Free activity, no booking required. You will need money for refreshments.
• Please wear suitable footwear.

Tue 20th BBQ Worbarrow Bay

     Meet on the beach 1300

     You will need disposable BBQ, food and drink

Wed 21st SUP and dinghy race (teams required)

International inflatables race

 Fun rowing/paddling race in anything inflatable - dinghy, lilo or unicorn! Race across the marina and back, and be prepared to get wet.

• Race starts at 10am, briefing at 9.30am
• Cost £5 per inflatable, with all proceeds going to Surfers Against Sewage
• Please wear a buoyancy aid!

 SUP Race

• 2.30pm safety briefing, 3pm start
• Costs £5 per person for teams of up to eight people, with all proceeds going to Surfers Against Sewage 
• Children aged eight to 18 are welcome as part of a team with at least two adults and must wear a buoyancy aid.
• Wetsuits and buoyancy aids are not provided

Thurs 22nd Snorkel Safari

Details on D&R website

Fri 23rd Pontoon Party

• 6pm
• Bring your own drinks, nibbles and glasses

Sat 24th Party Marquee (Ticketed)

Sun 25th Beach/ Marina clean

May 18th  Portland Marina Berth Holder's Party 19.30 to 23:00

Cruising to East Cowes and Haslar marinas April 25th - 29th 

After our meeting  to discuss the weather for the trip, and having checked again over the last few days, it is still looking very unsettled. Also as many of the members needed to be back in Portland for Monday, We feel that a cancellation is the correct call: Very disappointing, but hopefully we can reschedule a cruise in due course.

22nd March Launching Supper

Upstairs at The Boat that Rocks 1900hrs

 
 

 

 

 

8th February 2019

Yacht Club AGM
The Portland Yacht Club AGM was held upstairs at The Boat That Rocks starting at 19:00 hours.

 

This is what we did in 2018

AGM  January 31st

Visit to the Coastguard Operations Centre Fareham February 21st

Launching Supper March 24th

Portland Marina Cake Day April 14th

Solo Yachtsman Steve White Talk April April 14th

Portland Marina Open Day May 5th

Berthholders Party 16th June

  Pontoon Party 28th July

 Held in somewhat inclement conditions but well attended and most enjoyable.

 Held on the main walk way between P and Q pontoons from 1700-1900. A chance to   get to know some of our new and not so new members.

 

Southampton Boat Show Cruise

Southampton and good weather are not good friends. However it did not stop a good few members meeting up at the Dean & Reddyhoff stand.

All About Sails

PYC member Mark Matthews (Kemp Sails) gave an excellent talk on all aspects of sails from making to sail trimming
and care
 
Laying Up Supper 20th October
 
Yet again a good crowd enjoyed supper at "The Boat That Rocks"
 

RNLI Discovery Tour 15th November

As you can see a good sized party went on a tour of the training facility at Poole exploring   the RNLI College and its facilities. It included  visiting the Sea Survival centre, to see the wave tank and lifeboat simulator.
 It was interesting to see the members rocking back and forth in the lifeboat  simulator, which   does not move.A triumph of mind over reality. Most of us went to their excellent restaurant - 'Riggers' - after the tour.

 

 

Portland Marina Christmas Carols 8th December at 1830   

It  is that time of the year again so we went and sang our favourite Carols with the Weymouth Concert Brass Band . There was plenty of mulled wine and mince pies to lubricate the tonsils and keep up ones strength as usual. This year the glorious!!!!! weather forced us inside as you can see. No less jolly though and no numb fingers for the band.

 

This is what we did in 2017

Launching Supper, March 31st

Social BBQ`s and events throughout the year.

Sailing in company to Alderney, Dartmouth and Cherbourg.

Local summer BBQ`s to Worbarrow Bay.

Cowes to Torquay Power Boat Race 27th August

Southampton Boat Show Rally to East Cowes and the Solent in September.

Boat Show get together Friday 15th September Dean and Reddyhoff stand E043 1400-1600

Laying Up Supper, Friday 27th October The Boat that Rocks

Visit to the Met Office Exeter 25th November

Christmas Carols, 9th December